Glamping Gone Wild in Colesberg @ Safari Park Guest Farm.
My life, we made it. Huh? It was a long day. Woohoo. 720 km later since we left Ptoria this morning. Mhm. And we have reached our destination. Wow. We um staying over at Safari Park guest accommodations or guest farm I think. Yeah, this is I think 25 km just outside of um Ksburg just on the Cape Town side and um they’ve got some houses here that you can stay but we are going staying in a luxury tent. We booked a tent here but they’ve got some other accommodation here as well. Yeah, there’s the accommodation. Yeah, it’s like bungalows. Yes. Okay, well let’s go and book in. Okay, it seems like they closed, but they’ve got a number here that you can phone. Um, for them to open the reception. Okay, we are here at the reception. Thank you. Yeah, this is a Sunday afternoon. Late afternoon. It’s not late. It’s just Yeah, it’s 4:00 now. Yeah. So, I’m I’m sure they don’t want to sit here the whole day. Yeah. Yeah. Waiting for people. I’m thirsty. I feel like drinking wine tonight. Lots of wine. Goodness. Gracious. What time are we leaving tomorrow? And it’s mama’s birthday today. Hello. 55. 55 years old today. So, we’re going to have to celebrate that. Yeah. Okay. Okay. I’ve got some champagne for you. Oh, nice. Okay. where we booked in. But apparently um the tents are on the other side of the N1. So we must just cross the N1 again through the gate. This guy is going to open for us. Oh, there’s the gate there. Rock cabin tent house. So we just follow this road just up the hill. Say go straight. You pass solar panel is a big Jojo Brown. Keep continue going straight and then you turn left. will be able to see your dent house. Uh the key is hanging on the door. Okay. The brow area is outside as well. There’s electrical blankets. There’s gas heat that side. The wife that side is Is it cold in the evenings? Yeah. Sometimes I’m sure it’s cold. In the morning. So that’s why that’s why you have to shower before you go to bed because tomorrow morning can freeze. Oh okay. And the Wi-Fi that side is far from house. They both open Wi-Fi. Anything rather than that, we can enjoy. We just leave the key in the in the tomorrow when we leave. Yeah. Tomorrow morning, we just leave it there. Thank you very much. Anything that we’ll phone you call me anytime. Thank you very much. Right. Bye-bye. Very friendly stuff, huh? Sure. Oh, I can see it. I can see it. Wow. Okay. Yet the tenth house. Luckily, I don’t have a lot to to carry down here. Yeah, just one bag and one you packed very cleverly. A overnight bag. Let’s see. Tent house. I see. They call it the tent house, but it’s it’s a tent. Yeah, it’s a tent. The other one is is a rock house. Rock stone house. H. So, we start with a bri area on this side, I suppose. Yeah. Oh, this is quite nice. Very nice. It’s There’s no wind here if you sit down. Wow. This is very nice. There’s your wood and your wood as well. Yeah, this is nice. We booked a very affordable night. It’s under a,000 rand. Yeah, it was very, very, very affordable. Yeah. And you get wood as well. It’s nice. There’s just no hot tub. But we had a long time in the hot tub yesterday. Yeah. Yo, yo, it’s got, look at this. It’s got doors and windows and everything. It’s locked. I suppose they have to do this because there’s baboons here. Yeah. Come on. There’s like a little river here. A stroopy. But you have to come and open this thing. Oh, this is going to be nice. Oh, wow. Look at this. Yo, smells nice inside. This is nice, huh? Wow. I just put my bag there. Oh, there’s a television as well. Jeez, this is cool. Jeez. Luckily, there’s um a lighter here because I don’t know if we brought anything. I was worried about that. I see a nice um thick blanket. Because the guy said it’s it can get very cold here. You have to shower in the evening because the pipes can be frosted in the morning. My goodness. I hope it’s not going to be like that tomorrow morning. No, I I I don’t want to do that. Okay. Yeah. And I see a nice comfortable bed. Oh, nice. It wasn’t very bouncy. No, but it’s it’s Is it soft? It’s not soft and it’s not hard. It’s in between. Is it all right? Yeah. Okay. Yeah, that’s that’s not too bad. Yeah. I don’t like beds. That’s like a straight plunk. That’s so hard. Okay. So, they give you the towels. Um there’s a microwave to heat up some Okay. some chips or whatever you want to heat up. And there’s a little fridge freezer. I must just bring my ice. There’s some milk. I must bring my ice. Milk. Then there’s a water. There’s a They got a fan as well for when it’s too hot during the day. Yeah. And then there’s a And did the guy say there’s something on the bed? Hot blanket. Blanket. I’m putting it on already. Oh, no. Yes. She slept with hers last night. the whole night through. That’s so nice. Yeah. Okay. So, there you’ve got your coffee and your sugar and the the milk is in the in the uh freezer. And then um some utensils. There’s a brib for you. Oh, like a bribe. We’re going to buy you. We’re going to need those. There’s glasses and cups. Cups and everything. Is there some wine glasses? I can’t see the glass. It’s like nice. I want some wine tonight. Glasses. Oh, stainless. This is wine and brandy and whiskey and everything. The ler lacer there’s a kettle and then water drinking water if you want to wash dishes my guest Wi-Fi yeah full Wi-Fi open Wi-Fi and then on the bathroom we’re going to stay nice here man yeah the bathroom is like oh stonesh flintstones it’s rocky yes jeez but again everything you need look at this it’s a nice I’m going to sit there I can see I Very high shower wash. Okay. Yes. This is cool. This is cool. Tomorrow morning you’re going to shower with me if the pipes is not frozen. Not frozen. Otherwise, we must do it tonight. Yeah. And then you put your your um towels. Yeah. I think we must maybe maybe we must shower tonight. A potty and a and a and a washing basin. Yeah. Just basic but very nice. Basic but nice. Yeah. I like this. I like the stone walls. It’s still a tent, but it’s got walls for the bathroom. Wow. Okay. No, I’m happy. I’m happy. Nice. For 1,000 bucks. Under a,000 bucks. It was 980 rand or something. That’s amazing. This is very nice. Very nice. Safari Park. Safari Park near Koh’sburg. Park game. Safari Park. Guest farm. Guest farm. Safar. Safari Park. Guest farm. Koh’sburg. Ksburg. Ksburg. I don’t think you get a word like Kohl’sburg. Okay, now you know. Okay, mama. And that light. Put that light on. That’s one of those nice lights. Okay. I’m happy that there’s power here. I I thought it was only going to be like um solar power or something. So, I’ve been sitting in the car with a a long note. A note. Well, go and relieve yourself. Note you get get the bags. Go and relieve yourself from your note. I’ll get the bags. Just Just the black one and the and the vanity. Yes. Okay, thank you. All right, D say all unpacked. I’m sweating now. Huh? Y. And this, mama, is our last bottle of BC wine for this vacation, this holiday. Huh? You’ve been saving that white wine for us? Well, we drank all the others. So, this one I just kept in the car. I never took it out. Yeah. So, listen to it. Haha. This is going to be nice. The one with all the golden stickers. Yeah. What is this? So your blanc so your blanc. Three golden stickers. Huh? Nice. Nice. Nice. I like this. I like this glasses also. Yeah, I like it as well. It cannot tip over like all the other um wine glasses. They all tip over. Mama, look at this. This is This is our last scraps and you made something nice about it from it, huh? Just look at that. I thought you’re not going to mention it even. But I can’t believe that you because we don’t must we must not eat anymore. We’ve got nothing left. Only the the peanuts and the sundors. Cheers on 55 coming alive. Happy birthday. We’re going to we’re going to pop the champagne later on. I’ll just put it in the in the fridge. This is my very nice birthday present from me from me to you. Thank you very much. the and just look at this view. That’s crazy. Wow. Nice. Look at that. Where that big nest thing? Oh my goodness. In the What is that? I don’t think I don’t think a bird did that. That’s a false Tracy. It looks like a hostage. Ostrich nest. Yeah, that’s big. That’s big. Sure. Oh my mind. Catching a fever. Hold me tight and still waste my time. Took me a fire and cut to the feeling. Oh my caption me tight and still cut to the feeling. I spend my time lost in the dark where blitz like thunder. I couldn’t tear the night apart from the heat that’s pulling me under. But I can feel it rising. You got me running, my love. Just listen. Listen to all the birds. I I know you’re just answering everybody that’s wishing you happy birthday, but just listen to all the birds. It’s amazing, huh? It’s quite beautiful on this river. Very nice. Mama papa the poopy. [Laughter] Listen, I think this place lends itself for a little bit of music. You want music? Yeah. all alone in this whole bushfeld. I know you tied off all the birds and the and the doves chirping. I think after 10 days of wild animals and it’s time for a little bit of good music. We can actually do that because we’re all on our own here. So, huh. If it was just that easy. I must walk to the car now and go and get the JVL. But I’ll do it for you because it’s your birthday. Oh, thank you. It’s my birthday. It’s your birthday. L. You’re going to be fun tonight. You still tired. I’m a bit better than yesterday. Is it? Yesterday you were like nonresponsive. Nonresponsive. Yes. That was crazy. I’m back and I’m back. I’ve never seen you like that. Huh? This all of a sudden it just went. Yeah. She can do she can do a month in Thailand and never get tired. But 10 days in the in the It wasn’t even 10 days. It was like six days we were in the Krueger and two days up 8 days. Now it’s yesterday was 9 days. While we were there it was only six days. Yeah. But I know why because we get up at 3:00 and 4. Yeah. That’s why I say in Thailand you shop till you till 3:00 in the morning. Then you go to sleep and you get up at 11:00. I just wanted to say we we sleep until easily 9:00 in the morning. It’s like babies turn their we go for breakfast and then we go and lie down again and then the day starts. Yeah. This is a like a big fire. A big fire and you can feel it. But I can feel Oh yes, there’s something coming. It’s coming. There’s something coming tonight. I can feel it. So tomorrow we’re not going to be able to shower. You know that. So we shower tonight. You’re going to have to How will I get this hairs like this tomorrow? These hairs. Come on. Nobody’s going to see you tomorrow morning. It’s just me and you in the car. I just know you tomorrow morning. You just want to bring some coffee and then it’s like good morning. Good morning. You know me too well. But I’ll go and get the the JBL. Okay. Thanks. Let’s do it. I also need some music now. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Oh, you you’re in the freaking TR again, huh? You chose this song obviously because it’s your birthday. You choose the music tonight. No, I just want to sing along. And now there’s no words. I brought the champagne. It’s time to pop it. It’s nice and cold. Where is this thingy This is now one of those again that hasn’t got anything in mag. I’ve seen it. I’ll just rip it open. I don’t care. I don’t care. Are you ready? Huh? Now pop it to that to the river. To the river. No, I don’t want to. I don’t want to make a mess. No, you’re not. You’re not. Huh? Are you going to fetch it? Are you going to fetch it? I’ll put it over here. I’ll pick it up tomorrow morning. Okay. You want to say something? I must say something. I’m so happy. Come here. I’m so happy that you, my wife, for the last 30 years. I really hope and wish and pray that we can be together for another 30 years. That’ll be amazing. And you must just be as young as you am now. Don’t change anything. What is that? I love you. I love you. And happy birthday. Here we go. Woo! It’s coming. It’s coming. Don’t look away. It’s bad luck. Oh, no mess. No fuss. No mess. No mess. I say, and I know I must hold your glass on an angle because you like all the gas, gasy stuff. Thank you. 55. 55. Not out. Never. Never out. Cheers, mama. We We almost finished that bottle in there. Big glasses. Big glasses. Cheers. Cheers. I love you. I want to kiss you. Happy birthday again. Thank you. Like a Take a sip. You must always take a sip after a cheer. I Someone took two. Someone took two. Oh, someone took two. Yes. But it’s lacer hot here. I’m so glad you made a big fire because it’s very cold if you go that way. Yeah. Some pieces just fell out. I want to make it nice and big flames. Yeah. Wa. And build it up a bit. Oh, that piece is slipping. It’s slipping away. No, no, no. Don’t worry. It’s so nice to to be able to make a lack of noise, huh? Yep. Cuz we were like 10 days. We were like cramped in. Not cramped in, but um music wise. Yeah. We were like restricted. That’s the word. If you want to watch the animals, you have to be quiet. I know. No, it was it was a holiday like that. You just say Herman. Herman. Herman. Herman. [Laughter] [Music] I hope we’re going to see some stars tonight cuz I think the stars are very close here. Oh, yeah. [Music] Okay. Set down. Set it down. You see this is my playlist. Let’s listen. I just want to jump when I hear my music. [Music] So, what kind of music is this? I don’t know. It’s just something I’ve searched. It’s You people don’t understand how difficult it is to get music that you’re allowed to play on YouTube. It’s so difficult. You have to buy it and then you’ll have to search in thousands and thousands of files. So, this is music that I bought so I can play it on on YouTube, but we know it by heart already. [Music] Was down to work. Yeah, I’m telling you. Huh? And I promise you in 10 minutes time you’re going to be so hot you’re going to take your jacket off. [Music] Look at come here. Look here. It’s getting pink. Yeah, there’s a green light flashing there. Step on that little tropy there. You see the in the in the on the on the steps there. This this side. Oh, you see it? Yeah. What is that? Um solar. You think it’s a light? It’s solar. It’s a light that’s going to come on later. Oh, a big one. It looks like it. I don’t know. To keep away the animals, the foxes. [Music] How low can you go? Show me. Show me. Ask. Ask. [Music] This song’s name is on the island. But I’m on the island. It’s It’s very Look at my It’s very on the island. But have you seen the sunset? Look at that. Look at that at the back. Can you see the palm trees as well? The palm trees. There’s no palm trees on the island. Nothing. Oh, I don’t know about you. Unfortunately, the sun sets behind this little copy here. So, um you’re not going to see the sunset, but you can’t have everything. You’ve got the river, you’ve got the house, you’ve got the fire. You want the sunset also. At least we can see a little bit of the sunset there. This This is almost like reggae. What is this? Yeah. Yeah. Bob Marley type of stuff. Sipping on a long um mosquitoes here. Oh, let me do it. [Music] I’m working with a plan. Okay, sing it to me with this music. No, I can’t sing it. Now, that light came on. You see there? That light where the green light is. It came on. Especially for your birthday. [Music] Where’s the volume? Give us some volume. This This is points for me. Big points. 10. More than 10. Big points for tonight. [Music] One day I’m going to take this song and I’m going to search it. All the words. Oh, you want Oh, you’re going to translate it. You want to know what it means? Yep. Sounds so sexy. It means you must have a lack of birthday. Oh, thanks. [Music] It lets me think about Enrique. You remember Enrique always saying this? [Music] I can’t believe we’re in nature and we can make such a lack of noise now. Huh? Nobody will come and say, “Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa. You’re not allowed to do this.” Tomorrow it’s back home again. A [Applause] back to work. You ready? I’m ready to go home. Okay. Okay. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, my love. Happy birthday to you. Oh, thank you very much. Oh, the sparkles just went out. Huh? 55. 55. Happy birthday, mama. Now, this is one of birthdays. You can’t change it around. Oh, yeah. You can’t change it around. It has to be 55. Even if you Yeah. I haven’t even thought about it. Okay. Happy birthday. Thank you very much. Special, my love. I’m sweating now. We’re going to buy now. Look at this. This is what we’re going to try. I’m going to I’m going to do a millie. Oh, just for me because you don’t eat millies. I don’t. I’m sorry. And this is a chicken esp. This stuff is so nice. And this is a new one. This is garlic and what? Garlic butter. Garlic butter. Yeah. We’ve never had this one before. Chicken garlic butter. Look at that. I love this stuff. Sizzle. Sizzle. Sizzle. And then we’ve got some levor. Legacy. Legacy Wars. I saw on the packet there was a spring box sign on it. Yeah. I don’t want to talk about the spring box anymore. Maybe later they will come right again, but at the moment come right again you say. At the moment they’re not so lacquer. I say lacquer and the brickis is for later. Oh the brickis. Where’s the buikis? I brought the Oh, here we go. Here we go. Yeah, but the brickis we do later. When that is finished, when that’s finished, we’ve got some lacer garlic braises. No, it’s gar It’s onion and cheese. Not garlic. No, remember you you took the garlic chicken and the cheese and onion. Oh, they didn’t have garlic. I I remember. Sorry, sorry, sorry. My mistake. It’s all the champagne and the wine. BC wines, puppy. Busy wines. Oh, you confusing me with that light, huh? Jeez. on the beat of the music. Puppy, I took that um the meat off the sticks. Otherwise, you won’t get it. You won’t get it cooked in the inside. Now, we’re almost there. We’re almost there. Come on. Just light in the sky. Just put the walk backwards backwards and just do the the smoke. Look at that. The smoke is going straight up. And look at the star. This is an amazing amazing amazing evening, huh? You my love. This is really I love it. I love it. I love nature. I love you obviously, but I love being outside in nature when it’s when it’s a beautiful evening like this and brying. I want to cheers to that. Cheers on nature and being in nature and and being together. Being together, doing it together. Oh, lacquer. Cheers. Cheers. So, our last night of a vacation turned out very great. It was a fantastic evening. I loved it. Yes. One of my best birthdays ever. I’m telling you, we worked out up a sweater. Yes. All dancing. I love dancing. You know that. Yeah. It was very nice. It was very nice. Listen, there’s some moths that want to come and eat with us. Very hungry. Yeah. I’m going to take my Millie. Oo, the Millie looks very nice. Sorry, M in my Oh, Spit it out. I just swallowed it. I want the barrii as well and the sausage. And a nice chicken. I’m going to take a Put the chicken in your plate. Otherwise, you’re not going to eat anything. You know what? I’m going to take a chicken and a sure it’s hot. I’ll take the small boring. Come on. These days you get hot food, huh? Yeah. What the hell? Bry early. It’s not early. It’s like 9:00 now. It’s early for us. Oh, it’s like an hour too late. You wanted to be in bed. Tomorrow morning, we’re going to leave at same time. What’s that? Just after 8. 8:00. Just after 8 5 minutes. What does that say? I must stay I must get up at 6:30 again. It’s in 6 again. Yeah, but no, you don’t have to wake up at 7. It depends on if the water pipes are freezed. Um frozen. It’s not that cold. It’s cold. It’s not that cold. I don’t think the water pipes are frozen. I’ll get up at 7. Then 8:00 I’ll be ready. Yeah. You just take your you just take your your your your blanket and you go. There I go. Anyway, we’re talking nonsense. I’m going to enjoy this. And I’m sure you al you also want a briiki. Yeah. Little small one. You’ve got no brriiki there. Thanks. And I’ve got a million. There’s still some some lack of um noodle salad. Kerry noodle salad. Can I have some, please? Yeah. I love this. This is the noodles I bought in BK’s boss. Oh yeah, that’s right. Yes. It’s nice. It is so nice. It keeps on going. It keeps on going and going. I just love them. Oh, okay. That’s it. We say goodbye here. If we don’t see you tomorrow morning, we see you next week. We see you on the next one. But if we see you tomorrow morning, we see it’s going to be touch and go. We see you tomorrow morning. Cheers. Thank you for watching. I hope you guys enjoyed this vacation of ours. Um, it was totally different to what we normally do at all the accommodations we go to, but this was needed for us to to bond with our kids again and just to get everybody together. Um, especially before the babies come. Yeah. It’s their last vacation. Their last one for 10 years. Oh, sure. Cheers. We’ll see you again. Bye. Maybe tomorrow. Good morning and goodbye. See you next time.
Safari Park Guest Farm is a tranquil Karoo getaway situated about 25 km outside Colesberg, just off the N1 on the road to Hanover. Set on 3,200 hectares of open Karoo veld, it offers guests a peaceful farm-style escape with wide open views, fresh air, and easy access for travellers moving between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Accommodation at Safari Park caters for couples, families, and larger groups, with a variety of self-catering units:
Vlakvark (2-Sleeper): A cozy unit with a double bed, private bathroom with shower, kitchenette with fridge and microwave, plus TV and WiFi.
Kapokbos (4-Sleeper): Ideal for families, with one double bed and two single beds, private bathroom, kitchenette, outdoor braai facilities, WiFi and TV.
5-Sleeper Cottage: Two bedrooms, one with a double bed and another with a single sleeper couch, plus a full en-suite bathroom with bath and shower. Includes a fully equipped kitchen and outdoor braai area.
4-Sleeper Thatched Chalets: Rustic, open-plan chalets with a double bed and two single beds, en-suite bathroom, kitchenette, fireplace, and TV. Some overlook the swimming pool.
8-Sleeper Dormitory / Backpackers Unit: A more affordable group option, perfect for friends or teams travelling together.
Safari Tent Houses: A unique glamping experience with a double bed and two single beds. The tents include a kitchenette and in some cases a rock-built bathroom, blending rustic charm with comfort.
All units are self-catering with either a kitchenette or full kitchen, and most have private outdoor braai areas. Guests have access to free WiFi, secure parking, and a year-round outdoor swimming pool. The property also features outdoor fireplaces, garden and terrace spaces, as well as a small on-site padstal/restaurant for meals.
Safari Park is family-friendly and pet-friendly (by arrangement) and offers a relaxing stopover or holiday in the heart of the Karoo. Whether you’re after a romantic break in a thatched chalet, a fun family glamping trip in the safari tents, or an affordable group stay, Safari Park Guest Farm provides a warm welcome and a memorable stay under the wide Colesberg skies.
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